. Diseases of the dog and their treatment. Fig. 8.—Position of stomach when empty. in a standing position or sitting in the favorite position of the dog, that is,resting on the hind legs. The finger is pressed into the abdomen back ofthe xiphoid cartilage or on the right side beneath the cartilaginous ends of Dorsal vertebrae. Lumbar Fig. 9.—Position of stomach when full. the ribs; the digital pressure at first may be gentle, but this can be in-creased until the stomach is outlined. When a very careful examination has to be made to detect the 20 DISEASES OF THE DIGESTIVE APPARATUS
. Diseases of the dog and their treatment. Fig. 8.—Position of stomach when empty. in a standing position or sitting in the favorite position of the dog, that is,resting on the hind legs. The finger is pressed into the abdomen back ofthe xiphoid cartilage or on the right side beneath the cartilaginous ends of Dorsal vertebrae. Lumbar Fig. 9.—Position of stomach when full. the ribs; the digital pressure at first may be gentle, but this can be in-creased until the stomach is outlined. When a very careful examination has to be made to detect the 20 DISEASES OF THE DIGESTIVE APPARATUS presence of foreign bodies or tumors in the stomach, the author proceedsin the following manner: Place the dog on his back and if difficult tohandle, or vicious, narcotize it, and press the fingers on the abdominalwalls; at the same time an assistant can bring the front and hind legstogether, bending the spine as much as possible. This position relaxesthe abdominal muscles and the stomach can be easily outlined and its sizefelt. A distended or engorged stomach can be recog-nized by palpation or when the abdominal walls arerelaxed the stomach can be easily detected lying inthe umbilical region and extending under the falseribs. If the distention is due to gas it can easily berecognized by the tympanitic sound on percussion; ifthe disten
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